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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS
(01:13) China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines
(01:54) Northrop Grumman takes $71 million charge on Vulcan booster issue
(02:36) Trump taps Raytheon executive for top military space acquisition post
(03:23) SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
(04:09) FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Authority for 248-Satellite Constellation and Direct-to-Cell Service
(04:49) ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D
(05:30) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Carsten Drachmann, GomSpace
(06:06) RF-Design Launches FiberLink CompactLine FCLR1811S4 for Ground Segment Optimization
(06:42) Kymeta Chief Scientist Discusses Metamaterial Antenna Evolution and Orbital Sustainability
(07:24) Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs
(08:11) Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap
(08:41) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target
(09:31) NASA Invites Media to Jordan Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
(10:03) New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE
(10:47) NASA and Axiom react to OIG Report on delays in Next-Generation Spacesuit Program
(11:17) Payload Field Guide: Golden Dome
(12:11) Opportunities Beyond the Moon Opened by CLPS
(12:41) Economics of Orbital Data Centers Report: Part 1
(13:12) Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant
(13:50) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete
(14:37) 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns
(15:20) NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo)
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS
(01:13) China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines
(01:54) Northrop Grumman takes $71 million charge on Vulcan booster issue
(02:36) Trump taps Raytheon executive for top military space acquisition post
(03:23) SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
(04:09) FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Authority for 248-Satellite Constellation and Direct-to-Cell Service
(04:49) ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D
(05:30) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Carsten Drachmann, GomSpace
(06:06) RF-Design Launches FiberLink CompactLine FCLR1811S4 for Ground Segment Optimization
(06:42) Kymeta Chief Scientist Discusses Metamaterial Antenna Evolution and Orbital Sustainability
(07:24) Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs
(08:11) Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap
(08:41) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target
(09:31) NASA Invites Media to Jordan Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
(10:03) New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE
(10:47) NASA and Axiom react to OIG Report on delays in Next-Generation Spacesuit Program
(11:17) Payload Field Guide: Golden Dome
(12:11) Opportunities Beyond the Moon Opened by CLPS
(12:41) Economics of Orbital Data Centers Report: Part 1
(13:12) Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant
(13:50) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete
(14:37) 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns
(15:20) NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo)